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Jack Chambers: Government to seek productivity reforms in public sector pay talks
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Union leaders ‘completely unfair and unreasonable’ over public sector strike, says Chambers
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Unions reject Jack Chambers’ offer of WRC pay talks and insist strike action will go ahead
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Jack Chambers: Pay can be starting point in union negotiations: On RTÉ's 'Prime Time', the public expenditure minister said pay can 'absolutely' be discussed ...
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Public-sector strike by more than 300,000 workers set to go ahead: First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable
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‘We’re talking hours, not days’ – union says Government must act fast to prevent next week’s public sector strike
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Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, has welcomed the decision of Trade unions to suspend next Wednesday’s planned public sector strike action ... Show more
Strike will 'absolutely' go ahead next week, say public sector union leaders: Minister Helen McEntee signals an above-inflation pay offer, but union leaders warn ...
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Public sector pay dispute must be resolved 'in the national interest' – Jack Chambers
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Fórsa gives Government ‘hours not days’ to make public sector pay proposal: Fórsa chief Kevin Callinan welcomes a more conciliatory approach from Jack Chambers ...
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Lethal Katie Hannon dismantles the budget and dismisses Jack Chambers: Radio: RTÉ host’s precision-guided dismantling of Government’s thinly spread profligacy is ...
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Budget 2027 will be 'a budget for workers', says public expenditure minister: The minister said the budget comes amid “real geopolitical uncertainty” ...
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‘Literally unbelievable’: Ministers get ‘a kicking’ from Chambers’s team as budget talks near end
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OpinionIt takes a giveaway budget of €8.5bn to not annoy anyone – except Patrick O’Donovan
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Culture Card fails to make the final cut in Budget 2027: The Minister for Finance has said that a €100 Culture Card for 16-year-olds was still being worked on ...
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Funding to recruit 1,000 gardaí, bringing force to 15,000: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Jack Chambers has said he is allocating funding to recruit ...
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Help-to-Buy scheme being increased by €5,000: The Help-to-Buy Scheme for first-time buyers is being increased by €5,000 to €35,000, under new measures announced ...
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Budget 2027 live updates: Tax cuts for middle-income earners to be revealed; minimum wage to rise 79c
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Measures on childcare, energy costs expected in Budget: The Budget will be announced at 1pm, with the Government promising a personal tax package ...
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Budget 2027: Ministers fear ‘nobody will be happy’ after bruising spending talks: Ministers have been forced to rein in spending demands, with several ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionFionnán Sheahan: Jack Chambers has outflanked Simon Harris on a core Fine Gael value in this budget
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Up to 100,000 more women could be granted free contraception under plans to extend the scheme to older cohorts, to be announced in next week’s budget ... Show more
Concerns that public sector industrial action could cause hospital chaos and school closures
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Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers warns of impact on vulnerable, as thousands of public servants begin work-to-rule
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Excise cuts on petrol and diesel could be extended ‘into early spring’: A continued lower carbon tax on home heating oil is an ‘absolute consideration’ ...
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Budget 2027: Government considering changes to renewable energy grants
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Paid articlePaywall Chambers to introduce ‘additional controls’ to curb HSE overspend
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Good cop, bad cop: Harris and Chambers toy with electorate ahead of budget: Government’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Ministers issued with ‘slash-and-save’ message to get extra cash in budget: Jack Chambers heading for a showdown with cabinet colleagues over managing their ...
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Government must make 'trade offs' for Budget - Chambers: The Minister for Public Expenditure is to warn his Cabinet colleagues that they will have to ...
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Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costs
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Budget 2027: Workers to get 'a few hundred euro' from 'modest' €1.5bn tax package
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Tánaiste signals boost to workers' take-home pay in Budget 2027: Simon Harris dials up expectations, contrary to public expenditure minister Jack Chambers' ...
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The Government is to strip four HSE regions of power over day-to-day spending in reaction to hundreds of millions of euros in overspending in the health ... Show more
Taoiseach to address global issues with Trump in Dublin: The meeting between the Taoiseach and the US President in Dublin next Saturday will address global ...
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Fórsa members back strike action over public sector pay: Members of the Fórsa trade union employed in the public sector have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ...
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Budget 2027: Ministers told to find savings in their departments: Jack Chambers has been giving fellow ministers a ‘sobering assessment’ of Ireland's public ...
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Paid articlePaywall ‘It’s over’: Chambers calls time on ‘endless’ state recruitment
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Call for Govt commitment over delivery of N24 corridor: Five chambers of commerce have joined forces to demand an urgent Government commitment to delivering the ...
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ESB gives its CEO 29% pay rise, increasing salary to €410,000: The minister for public expenditure and reform, Jack Chambers sanctioned the pay increase for ...
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Fuel tax cuts could be extended if pump prices stay high, says Jack Chambers: Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers warns fellow ministers that new budget ...
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OpinionPaul Hosford: Jack Chambers faces toughest Budget 2027 yet despite €125bn spending plan
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Paid articlePaywall ‘Reality check’: Ministers feel the squeeze ahead of ‘tough, tough’ budget and looming protests
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Budget 2027: €1.5bn in tax cuts, and ministers must 'prioritise' if they seek to increase spending
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Government plans emergency laws to fast-track major infrastructure projects: Proposed legislation would create a higher legal threshold for critical projects ...
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Jack Chambers wants civil servants to take risks – but who will take responsibility?
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The Minister for Public Expenditure has said that the MetroLink will likely take around ten-years to build.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland ... Show more
OpinionJack Chambers: We're ready to do a deal on public servants' pay - and everything is on the table
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GPO redevelopment proposals to be outlined to Cabinet: Proposals for the redevelopment of the historic GPO site in Dublin will be outlined to Cabinet this ...
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Paid articlePaywall ‘Time to cut the crap’ – Jack Chambers sets out his stall on infrastructure
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Paid articlePaywall Jack Chambers warns departments to brace for spending curbs
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Department of Justice told to save €39m under levy proposed by Jack Chambers: Department of Transport faces €18m savings target, but some Ministers criticised ...
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‘He gets a bit of enjoyment out of the power’: Is David Moloney now Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?
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Paid articlePaywall Civil servants asked to take risks to speed up infrastructure projects: Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers is asking the public service to do is to take ...
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Paid articlePaywall Jack Chambers: Education overspend will force change in other departments' budgets
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Why is Jack Chambers so coy about designating offshore wind as critical infrastructure?
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Paid articlePaywall Micheál Martin: 'I do not, in any shape or form, feel under threat in that respect'
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Paid articlePaywall Jack Chambers signals Fianna Fáil support for income tax cuts in budget as backbench pressure grows
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Paid articlePaywall Tánaiste warns ministers 'to control their spending' as impact of Middle East war deepens
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The Spring Economic Forecast will be discussed at Cabinet on Tuesday and will outline the parameters of Budget 2027, which will be announced on October 6 ... Show more
Fuel protests latest: Minister Jack Chambers has said that blocking fuel terminals is 'reckless in the extreme.'
He was speaking on the second day ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall Jack Chambers among Irish attendees at Washington Bilderberg conference
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Fuel costs support will be temporary and quickly withdrawn, Minister says: Jack Chambers warns Middle East conflict could have ‘biggest impact on the global ...
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Budget to take place on 6 October, Cabinet to hear: The Budget is set to take place on Tuesday 6 October, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Minister for Public ...
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Paid articlePaywall Irish National Stud successfully argued 54pc pay rise to €170,000 for its CEO: The board of the Irish National Stud (INS) argued that CEOs in the thoroughbred ...
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Food prices in Ireland at risk of rising ‘dramatically’ due to war in Gulf, Minister warns
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Paid articlePaywall Environmental regulations need to be ‘rebalanced’ for infrastructure delivery – Jack Chambers
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Minister wants to speed up development of social media age verification tool: Pilot project being built by Department of Public Expenditure has no start date ...
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Paid articlePaywall Government may set Rotunda Hospital as critical infrastructure to be rushed through planning
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Short-term energy relief 'inappropriate', says Chambers: Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said it would not be appropriate for the ...
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Cost of living interventions not under consideration at the moment, says Chambers
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Cabinet to discuss bill to speed up infrastructure plans: Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will bring the Critical Infrastructure Bill to Cabinet.
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Ministers to return overpayments from NSSO, says Chambers: All Government ministers and ministers of state have either concluded or have arrangements in place to ...
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Irish minister Jack Chambers praises India's role in shaping global AI future
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Paid articlePaywall Gerry Hutch 'is no Robin Hood' says Jack Chambers after 'The Monk' confirms by-election run
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'Massive growth' in data traffic on phone networks - eir: There has been 'massive growth' in data traffic on both fixed and mobile networks ...
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Paid articlePaywall 'Significant chance of further flooding' across Ireland in coming days, Tánaiste warns
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Paid articlePaywall One in three ministers who owe State from incorrect pension deductions have yet to start paying money back
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